Personal cooler.



'HOSTETLER.

PERSONAL COOLER.

APPLIOATION rum) JUNE 28, 1911.

I Patented May 28,1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.,wAsmmTuN, u. C-

MONROE E. HosTnTLER, or HARPER, KANSAS.

PERsoNAi. cooLER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, "MONROE E. Hosrnr LER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at I-Iarper, in the county of Harper and State ofKansas, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in PersonalCoolers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to coolers, and more particularly to that classof coolers which are used for keeping persons cool on a hot night.

The objects of this invention are to provide a cooler which can bereadily used in a bed or couch, and which can be disposed therein in amanner which will not inconvenience the sleepers.

A further object of this invention is to have the cooler so arrangedthat it can be easily filled with ice or other cool similar commodityand to arrange it so that the water from the ice will be directed to asuitable portion of the cooler out of contact with the ice. I

Another object of this invention is to provide means whereby the clothesor blankets which are used 011 the couch or bed will not come in closecontact with the cooler body proper.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent as it is more fullyset forth.

Referring to the drawings in which, Figure l'represents a view inperspective of a cooler embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the cooler along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings.

In the construction which illustrates by way of example an embodimentofthis invention 1 represents the main casing of the cooler which has agrate portion 2 disposed within its lower surface, and arranged tosupport the ice which is inserted in. the

cooler, and also to permit the water therefrom to flow through it to thelower portion 3 of the cooler.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay 28,1912.

Application filed .Tune 28, 1911. Serial No. 635,897.

Provided in the end portion of the casing is a suitable cap or cover 4adapted to permit ice to be inserted therethrough, in the cooler, theinner portion of the cooler is shaped in a suitable manner, andpreferably of the form shown in the drawings.

The outer portion of the casing has a net work 5 mounted thereon, inorder to prevent the blanket-or clothes of the couch or bed fromcoiningin close contact with the. cooler body proper. This network issupported on a suitable framework 6 which is secured to the main casing1 in any suitable manner.

In use the cooler is placed directly in the bed and disposed as close toa person sleeping or lying downtherein, as convenient, the covering isthen drawn over the person and cooler to keep the cooler from becominghot or melting the ice therein too quickly, and at the same time keepsthe air cool aboutthe person using the cooler and thus enables him tokeep out of contact with the warm air experienced on a hot night, andthus proves a great convenience.

In filling the cooler one has simply tore-v move the cap and pour in theice to be used, it will as it melts go to the lower portion 3 of thecooler and be in a condition for removal by removing the bottom of thecooler for this purpose.

It is, of course understood that it is not desired to limit thisinvention to the particular construction shown in the drawings, or inany way, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art, as manymodifications in the construction of this invention may be made withoutdeparting from the principles thereof.

- Having thus described this invention it is claimed:

1. A personal cooler comprising in combination a casing, a gratedisposed in said casing and near the bottom portion thereof andarranged, to hold ice and permit the water thereof" to flowtherethrough, wire cloth disposed on said casing, and means for keepingsaid wire cloth away from the casing, so that an air space will beprovided between the wire cloth and casing.

plug 5 placed in the 2. A personal cooler comprising in comcasing sothat there Will be an air space bebination a casing adapted so as to bedistween it and the casing. 10 posed on a bed and adjacent a person a Intestimony whereof I hereunto aflix my grate disposed in said casing, acap for said signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

casing for permitting ice to be inserted into MONROE E. HOSTETLER. thecasing, a net Work or the like disposed Witnesses:

on said casing, and supporting means for R. E. DRESSER,

keeping said net 'Work away from the said JOHN BAUnsTART.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

